Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anat, a dorsolateral apophysis developed on the prezygapophysis or anterior articular process of a vertebra, especially in the lumbar region.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebræ; a mammillary process.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy A
tubercle projecting from theanterior articular processes of somevertebrae ; amammillary process.
Etymologies
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meta- + apophysis
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Examples
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m., metapophysis (of lumbar vertebra). n.a., neural arch. n.s., neural spine.
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